Madhur Jaffrey

Madhur Jaffrey, CBE (born 13 August 1933) is an Indian cook and writer. She has been recognized in many magazine articles. Sixteen of her books are cookbooks. The other four are stories. One of her cookbooks is Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian: More Than 750 Meatless Recipes from Around the Globe. One of her stories is "Robi Dobi: The Marvelous Adventures of an Indian Elephant." In her recipes, she often uses many spices and herbs. She was married to actor Saeed Jaffrey.

Madhur Jaffrey CBE
मधुर जाफ़री
Jaffrey at a book signing in Vancouver in October 2010.
Born	Madhur Bahadur (1933-08-13) 13 August 1933 Civil Lines, Delhi, British India
Education	Miranda House B.A. English, 1953 Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Acting Diploma with Honours, 1957
Height	5'2" (158 cm)
Spouse(s)	Saeed Jaffrey (1958–1966) Sanford Allen (1969 to present)
Children	Zia Jaffrey (b. 1959) Meera Jaffrey (b. 1960) Sakina Jaffrey (b. 1963)
Culinary career
Cooking style	Indian
Current restaurant(s) Dawat, New York City (1986 to present)
Television show(s) Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cookery (1982), Far Eastern Cookery (1989), Listening To Volcanoes (1990), From Manna to Microwave (1990), Madhur Jaffrey’s Flavours of India (1995), Friends for Dinner (2001), Ready, Steady Cook (2001), Cooking Live (2001)
Award(s) won James Beard Foundation Award * 2006 Cookbook Hall of Fame An Invitation to Indian Cooking * 2004 International Cookbook From Curries to Kebabs * 2002 International Cookbook Madhur Jaffrey's Step-by-Step Cooking * 2000 International Cookbook Madhur Jaffrey’s World Vegetarian * 1994 Cookbook of the Year Madhur Jaffrey’s A Taste of the Far East * 1994 International Cookbook Madhur Jaffrey’s A Taste of the Far East Guild of Food Writers Award * 2004 Cookery Book of the Year The Curry Bible * 1999 Cookery Book of the Year Madhur Jaffrey’s World Vegetarian International Association of Culinary Professionals Bert Greene Award * 2003 Best Food Journalism in a Magazine Passage to Pakistan, Saveur New York Women in Film & Television Muse Award * 2000 Outstanding Vision and Achievement Governor's New York State Division of Women Award for Excellence 1999 Food Arts magazine Silver Spoon Award 1998 Taraknath Das Foundation Award 1993
Website	www.madhur-jaffrey.com

Madhur Jaffrey Media

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  Mahatma Gandhi wearing a Noakhali hat while spinning khadi at Birla House, November 1947.

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  All India Radio station at Akashvani Bhavan in New Delhi.

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  Miranda House in New Delhi.

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  The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at 62 Gower Street, London WC1E 6ED.

Bibliography

• "Madhur Jaffrey." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2007. Biography in Context. Web. 29 May 2015.
• Ollie Dabbous, Ollie Dabbous. "Gourmet Comfort Food The Chef's Guide to One-pot Cooking ; From Braised Plaice with Samphire to Fig and Honey Cake, Chef Ollie Dabbous Shares Seasonal Recipes That You Can Cook in a Casserole Series:." News International Associated Services Ltd.. 4 oct. 2014: 12 DB - ELibrary. Web. 29 May 2015.